# The Lion's Mound (Butte du Lion)

What to do en Waterloo · Waterloo

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/things-to-do/lions-mound · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 45 min
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Fit people; staircase without a lift

Viewpoint · 226 steps · 45 min · included in the site ticket · view of the whole battlefield

A cone of earth about 40 metres high raised by hand after the battle, on the spot where the Prince of Orange was wounded, and crowned by an iron lion that looks towards France. You climb 226 steps and at the top you see the whole battlefield: Hougoumont farm to the right, La Haye Sainte ahead and the ridges where the Guard attacked.
How to climb
It is included in the site ticket. In wind and rain the staircase is hard; choose a dry moment and leave the mound until after the Memorial, when you already know what to look at.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 50.6789, 4.404

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Memorial 1815 and the Battle Panorama](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/things-to-do/memorial-1815-and-panorama), a 67 m
- [Café-Restaurant Le Bivouac](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/where-to-eat/le-bivouac), a 70 m
- [Hougoumont farm](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/things-to-do/hougoumont-farm), a 1.3 km
- [The Hougoumont farm cottage](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/where-to-stay/hougoumont-cottage), a 1.3 km
- [Napoleon's last headquarters](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/things-to-do/napoleons-last-headquarters), a 3.6 km
- [The Wellington Museum, in the centre of Waterloo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/things-to-do/wellington-museum), a 4.1 km
- [L'Amusoir](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/where-to-eat/l-amusoir), a 4.3 km
- [Le Côté Vert](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/where-to-stay/le-cote-vert), a 4.3 km

## Consejos

### Bring the Memorial map
At the top there are panels, but with the plan of the battle in your hand everything makes sense.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How many steps does the Lion's Mound have?
226.

### Is it included in the ticket?
Yes, with the Memorial, the Panorama and Hougoumont.

Destino: [Waterloo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo.md)